Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13
LOS ANGELES RAILWAY con-
NECTION.


rmporsans mevemens In Pre9'
ess An tho lsich Fields Of ArA'
uona.
The competition Of the A. 4 T. Lint
from Flagstaff to Prescott is very I'M
portant link in the chain of railwa,
business for Los Angeles.
This new line places this city in imme
diate connection with the capital o
Arisona, and will insure large amount
of business for the metropolis of South
xn California.
Then our progressive friends in Ar''
soua have enlisted the services OF Zen
srsl Nc Donell, Of Los Angeles to ouiio
N important road that will be tributary
a Los Angeles, called the
MINERAL BELT RAILROAD.
Following is the notice OF progress
from the Silver Belt;
ssOperations are just commencing 10
mild this road, which will run, when
.cr,,,lsted. in southerly direction from
Ti.c.t.6 TO the Southern Pacific line.
The 5;rst seyeaty.fiv miles is in heavy
,,i,s forest. being the largest and most
xelnahle body Of pine timber on the
So~th veetsrn Pacific slope; estimated to
,centain l53, 600, ,O0O, 900 feet OF lumber.
Tha next two hundred miles is the
,iehest continuous mineral field in the
-orld. and will require large quantities
e this lumber in its development, Inc
water powers on the Salt ana 1'ia
rivers are practically unlimited, ana
viii become valuable factors in the treat
nnent of these ores.
It L good grazing the entire distance,
the essentials of grass, water and milo
climate all being present. There are
nnmerous agricultural districts along the
1ine. the largest being on the Salt or
Selsdo river. The valley here practical
for irrigation is fifteen miles long ana
two miles wide, with water for irrlga'
fion In exceeding abundance. Inc
uarks or qlades in the timber above
Z .OOO feet elevation are very productive
without irrigation. y.
There is not q mile OF the entire dis,
tance that will not be productive and
furnish freight in large measure. IL is
10 different from many portions OF Ari'
sona that passengers over the transcon-
tinental lines can form no idea OF Its
nature and value.
This 300 miles OF road will furnis b
more business for o railroad than any
other 1000 miles of railroad In Arizona
and New Mexico. A road through ZoV
miles of continuous mineral wnere
~ every station ores will be shipped,
viii be without parallel in this country
or any other, When the road is built 1t
will form continuous line between
Flagstaff and Guaymas, on the Gull OF
California, and become one OF the most
important links in the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad system. =,
The building of the Mineral Belt Will
stimulate the building of the road to the
grand caiion of the Colorado, and these
n turn will secure the building OF the
connecting link between Flagstaff and
the Utah Central, thus forming q con-
tiruous line of railroad from Guaymass,
Mexico, to the Northern Pacific railroad.
With railroads reaching out from
Flacstaff in five different directions, 1t
viii become the railroad center and COM
mercial emporium of Northern Arizona
Our near neighbcrs should make a point
Of this and stick pin therein. Inc
near future will verify the truth OF the
statements here made.
On Thursday afternoon, December zo'
General Mcdonnell commenced breaking
In his mules on the grade between the
depot at this place and the Aver lumber
mill. with light force. Since that time
the force has gradually increased, and
this New Years morning. 1887, shows
one and half miles of finished grade,
about two thousand ties distributed and
in place, considerable right OF way
cleared in advance, and well-organized1
force, capable of building two thousand
feet Of railway day, on the work. This
il . very creditable showing for the f1rst
seven days work. President Eddy, and
Vice. President Mcdonnell have been
constantly on the ground and unrem't:.
ting in their efforts to start the work
we'll. The result shows that they un-
derstand their business.